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Kritické čtení on-line zpráv spojených tématem pandemie koronaviru
Critical reading of coronavirus pandemic online news

Author(s): Jindřiška Svobodová, Jan Kij
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Czech Literature
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: media communication; online communication; critical analysis of discourse; news; reporting

Summary/Abstract: The analysis of two topic-related on-line news reports has proven that the news reporting genre, intended originally for objective and matter-of-fact presentation of information about a current event, may be used as a tool for influencing of recipients in relation to topics being the area of engagement of the media’s owner or other social institutions belonging to the establishment of the particular society. The choice of actors, experts, covered events, and the linguistic means used enables the achievement of desired communication aims and of significant influence over the views and attitudes of the presumed recipients.

  • Issue Year: XXIII/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 175-188
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Czech